Ceres Marine Terminal v. Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs’s Empirical Analysis
118 F.3d 387 · 1997
Citation profile
11 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Director Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Department of Labor v. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company · Presley v. Tinsley Maintenance Service · Strachan Shipping Co. v. Nash · Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company v. Jackie H. Harcum · Avondale Shipyards, Inc. v. Vinson
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the fact-finder's inquiry must of necessity be resolved by inferences based on such factors as the perceived severity of the pre-existing disabilities and the current employment injury, as well as the strength of the relationship between them.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Thus, if the employment injury was sufficient, by itself, to cause the claimant's total permanent disability, the employer should be liable for the entire compensation award and section 8(f) relief should be denied. The aggravation rule that [S]ection 8(f) was intended to counteract never comes into play under these circumstances because the employer would be liable to the same extent if an able-bodied employee suffered the same injury.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“This Court does not have the expertise necessary to properly evaluate the complex and frequently conflicting testimony of neurological surgeons, orthopedists, and other medical experts on the score. Instead we must leave this particular factfinding decision precisely where Congress placed it--with the ALJ.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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